Farmer's Jamboree
Scottish Country Dance Instruction
Farmer's Jamboree A thirty-two bar Jig for three couples in a longwise set. Devised by John W Mitchell, Published in Whetherly Book 12.1- 4 First lady and second man change places giving right hand and cast into their partner's places, whilst first man and second lady set and turn with the left hand three quarters to finish in their partner's places.
5- 8 First and second couples dance half rights and lefts, first lady and second man finish facing out.
9-16 Reels of three on own side of the set, first and third couples passing by the right shoulder to commence.
17-20 First and third couples dance right hands across in a wheel.
21-24 Second and first couples dance left hands across in a wheel.
25-32 Six hands round to the left in a circle and back to the right.
Repeat from second place. Recommended tune: Farmer's Jamboree
(Dance crib reproduced from The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell)
Keith Rose's Crib Diagram
Published in The Whetherly Book Of Scottish Country Dances Number 12, by John W Mitchell, revised and republished by Alison Mitchell. Instructions reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (CC BY-ND 4.0).
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